QUETTA: Leaders of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) in Switzerland have said that a six-day camp set up at the Broken Chair in Geneva to highlight human rights violations in Balochistan has ended. BRP president in Switzerland Sher Baz Bugti, vice president Qadir Bugti and secretary general Mohammad Nawaz Bugti said in a joint statement that the objective of the ...

PAKISTAN: Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has opposed a large-scale crackdown against all extremist militants in Pakistan, warning that pushing too fast could lead to ‘blowback’ in the form of more terrorist attacks. He was apparently gesturing towards the growing criticisms on Pakistan for failing to act against the notorious Haqqani terrorist network and the Taliban group which are ...

MADRID: Three people from Pakistan accused of promoting militancy through social media were arrested in Spain on Friday, the interior ministry said. The three shared a home in the northeast city of Lleida from where they were accused of distributing content justifying executions carried out by the militant Islamic State group and supporting other militant groups, the ministry said. Authorities ...

PESHAWAR: The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan has apprised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister of the problems being faced by refugees in the northwestern province. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal said he himself wanted all Afghan refugees to return to their homeland with honouras soon as possible. But insecurity in Afghanistan forced them to come back to Pakistan, he said. At a meeting ...

PESHAWAR: A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban group was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in Peshawar city of Pakistan. According to reports, the incident took place in Nasir Bagh Road and the Taliban leader has been identified as Qari Syed Murad. The gunmen reportedly opened fire on Qari Murad near his residence in Nasir Bagh Road where he ...

KABUL: Leading astrologer Abdullah  Kandahari on Thursday hinted the Eidul Fitr festival would be celebrated on Wednesday (July 6). He told media the Ramadan moon could still be visible on Monday for 20 minutes in Morocco and for eight minutes in Saudi Arabia. Kandahari said the moon might be visible in European countries, the United States and other parts of the ...

KABUL: Twins explosions rocked capital Kabul this afternoon with the preliminary reports suggesting scores of police cadets have lost their lives in the attack. An official in the Ministry of Interior has said at least 27 people were killed and 40 others were wounded in the back to back explosions in the vicinity of Company area. A security official confirmed that a ...

KABUL: At least 4,000 more visas have been granted to the Afghans who have supported the US-led coalition in Afghanistan in a bid to help relocate those who are in fear of persecution. The decision to grant more visas to the Afghans was taken by a Senate panel, Appropriations Committee on Wednesday with the members of the panel unanimously voting ...

US: The US should adopt a policy of “total isolation” against Pakistan to send a signal that it faces the prospect of becoming a “second North Korea” if it continues destabilising Afghanistan by supporting the Taliban and Haqqani network, a former top American diplomat has said. “In the aftermath of the US drone attack killing Taliban leader Mullah Mansour, this ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani government has reportedly extended a six-month allowance for Afghan refugees to live in the country. “Following Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif’s direction, Afghan refugees have got permission to live six months more in the country,” Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal said Wednesday. He said that the new decision would provide opportunity for Kabul, Islamabad and the UNHCR ...